Lokesh Kanagaraj

Lokesh Kanagaraj

Lokesh Kanagaraj is an Indian film director who works primarily in the Tamil film industry who started his film career with the 2016 anthology film called Aviyal. He is best known for writing and directing the action-thriller films Maanagaram (2017), Kaithi (2019), Master (2021) and Vikram (2022). Kanagaraj's films have been described as being oriented around the hyperlink crime cinema subgenre, with his work earning him comparisons to Quentin Tarantino. His films are known for depicting the dark underbelly of metropolitan cities through various characters, with the nexus between the police force and organized crime syndicates being a key feature of his work. Kaithi (2019), Vikram (2022), and Leo (2023) take place in the same cinematic universe, dubbed the LCU (Lokesh Cinematic Universe), and share interrelated subplots, themes and characters.

  • Title: Lokesh Kanagaraj
  • Popularity: 12.498
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1986-03-14
  • Place of Birth: Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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  • Also Known As: லோகேஷ் கனகராஜ்
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Lokesh Kanagaraj Movies

  • 2024
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    Singapore Saloon

    Singapore Saloon

    5 2024 HD

    A young boy's friendship with a barber inspires him to open his own salon.

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  • 2021
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    Master

    Master

    6.8 2021 HD

    An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.

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  • 2023
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    Leo

    Leo

    6.8 2023 HD

    A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, but it brings forth consequences with connection to a dangerous world, one which...

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  • 2023
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    Bholaa

    Bholaa

    6 2023 HD

    An ex-convict must undertake a perilous, violent journey in order to meet his daughter after ten years of imprisonment.

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  • 2023
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    Michael

    Michael

    4.5 2023 HD

    Set in the early 1990s, Michael, a simple yet daring boy from the south moves to Bombay with a personal strong motive, grow under the wings of...

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  • 1970
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    Kaithi 2

    Kaithi 2

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Production no 1 (Rain On Films Pvt. Ltd)

    Production no 1 (Rain On Films Pvt. Ltd)

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2022
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    Vikram

    Vikram

    7.6 2022 HD

    Amar is assigned to investigate a case of serial killings. When Amar investigates the case, he realizes it is not what it seems to be and following...

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  • 1970
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    Vikram 2

    Vikram 2

    1 1970 HD

    Follows the story after Kaithi 2

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    Vikram 2

    Vikram 2

    1 1970 HD

    Follows the story after Kaithi 2

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  • 1970
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    Rolex

    Rolex

    1 1970 HD

    Spin-off story about Rolex, as a prequel to Vikram (2022) to show us the rise of the cartel leader during the early 90s.

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  • 1970
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    Rolex

    Rolex

    1 1970 HD

    Spin-off story about Rolex, as a prequel to Vikram (2022) to show us the rise of the cartel leader during the early 90s.

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    Leo 2

    Leo 2

    1 1970 HD

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    Leo 2

    Leo 2

    1 1970 HD

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    Kaithi 2

    Kaithi 2

    1 1970 HD

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    Chapter Zero

    Chapter Zero

    1 1970 HD

    A prelude to the origins of LCU

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  • 1970
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    Chapter Zero

    Chapter Zero

    1 1970 HD

    A prelude to the origins of LCU

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  • 1970
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    Irumbu Kai Maayavi

    Irumbu Kai Maayavi

    1 1970 HD

    The film is a super-hero subject in which the protagonist loosing one of his hands in an accident and then fighting crimes with a metal hand.

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    Irumbu Kai Maayavi

    Irumbu Kai Maayavi

    1 1970 HD

    The film is a super-hero subject in which the protagonist loosing one of his hands in an accident and then fighting crimes with a metal hand.

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  • 2016
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    Aviyal

    Aviyal

    5.8 2016 HD

    This second edition of Stone Bench Creations' anthology of short films contains four shorts with a prelude that are linked by their genre.

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  • 2016
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    Aviyal

    Aviyal

    5.8 2016 HD

    This second edition of Stone Bench Creations' anthology of short films contains four shorts with a prelude that are linked by their genre.

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  • 2017
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    Maanagaram

    Maanagaram

    7.6 2017 HD

    A handful of diverse characters find themselves in extraordinary situations that are interlinked with one another.

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  • 2023
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    Leo

    Leo

    6.8 2023 HD

    A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, but it brings forth consequences with connection to a dangerous world, one which...

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  • 2023
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    Leo

    Leo

    6.8 2023 HD

    A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, but it brings forth consequences with connection to a dangerous world, one which...

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  • 2023
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    Leo

    Leo

    6.8 2023 HD

    A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, but it brings forth consequences with connection to a dangerous world, one which...

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  • 2022
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    Vikram

    Vikram

    7.6 2022 HD

    Amar is assigned to investigate a case of serial killings. When Amar investigates the case, he realizes it is not what it seems to be and following...

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  • 2022
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    Vikram

    Vikram

    7.6 2022 HD

    Amar is assigned to investigate a case of serial killings. When Amar investigates the case, he realizes it is not what it seems to be and following...

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  • 2019
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    Kaithi

    Kaithi

    7.5 2019 HD

    Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police...

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  • 2017
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    Maanagaram

    Maanagaram

    7.6 2017 HD

    A handful of diverse characters find themselves in extraordinary situations that are interlinked with one another.

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  • 2017
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    Maanagaram

    Maanagaram

    7.6 2017 HD

    A handful of diverse characters find themselves in extraordinary situations that are interlinked with one another.

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  • 2017
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    Maanagaram

    Maanagaram

    7.6 2017 HD

    A handful of diverse characters find themselves in extraordinary situations that are interlinked with one another.

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  • 1970
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    Benz

    Benz

    1 1970 HD

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    Benz

    Benz

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2025
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    Coolie

    Coolie

    1 2025 HD

    Lokesh Kanagaraj's next film with Superstar Rajinikanth

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  • 2025
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    Coolie

    Coolie

    1 2025 HD

    Lokesh Kanagaraj's next film with Superstar Rajinikanth

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  • 2019
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    Kaithi

    Kaithi

    7.5 2019 HD

    Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police...

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  • 2019
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    Kaithi

    Kaithi

    7.5 2019 HD

    Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police...

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  • 2019
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    Kaithi

    Kaithi

    7.5 2019 HD

    Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police...

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  • 2021
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    Master

    Master

    6.8 2021 HD

    An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.

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  • 2021
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    Master

    Master

    6.8 2021 HD

    An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.

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  • 2021
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    Master

    Master

    6.8 2021 HD

    An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.

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  • 2021
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    Master

    Master

    6.8 2021 HD

    An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.

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  • 2022
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    Vikram

    Vikram

    7.6 2022 HD

    Amar is assigned to investigate a case of serial killings. When Amar investigates the case, he realizes it is not what it seems to be and following...

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  • 2023
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    Mumbaikar

    Mumbaikar

    3.2 2023 HD

    Set in the bustling streets of Mumbai, four lives get unknowingly intertwined after a kidnapping goes wrong as the child abducted happens to be the...

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  • 1970
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    6.5 1970 HD

    Deva gets introduced as an arrogant beast. An advocate fighting for proper judgment to shut down the corrupt industry, two struggling villagers who...

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